uNicedmeMan wrote:I'm really having a hard time seeing how the belt can badly chunk putters.

The worst damage done to any of my putters was definitely from the number plate on Mach 3's.

The top of the belt acts life a knife to a disc that is a little lower in part than the top of the belt. Most of the disc carries on like normal in a hit because there's nothing but air in the way. The unlucky lowest part of the disc is being slashed by a sharp hard object (90 degree bend in the metal=blade at speeds for plastic).

Flat shots need running on the center line of the tee and planting each step on the center line. Anhyzer needs running from rear right to front left with the plant step hitting the ground to the left of the line you're running on. Hyzer is the mirror of that.

The question is why have all the other manufacturers kept on being idiots and not added the ring on their baskets? All baskets should have it.

I'm guessing it has to do with most people not really wanting to spend over $400 for a basket they're just going to be putting in the backyard. The price difference for that extra set of chains is pretty significant (in the marketplace, the price doubling may or may not reflect cost accurately) and far less people are going to be willing to pay a few hundred extra dollars for a nonessential feature.

I like the band. Can it mess up your putter? Yup, rarely. No more than the number plate though. Reason i like it is, if you hit high, and get that "clank" that everyone hates, it rarely rolls after. On a different basket they tend to fly off and land on edge a lot.